When You Are Engulfed in Flames

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Editorial Review:

Once again, David Sedaris brings together a collection of essays so uproariously funny and profoundly moving that his legions of fans will fall for him once more. He tests the limits of love when Hugh lances a boil from his backside, and pushes the boundaries of laziness when, finding the water shut off in his house in Normandy, he looks to the water in a vase of fresh cut flowers to fill the coffee machine. From armoring the windows with LP covers to protect the house from neurotic songbirds to the awkwardness of having a lozenge fall from your mouth into the lap of a sleeping fellow passenger on a plane, David Sedaris uses life's most bizarre moments to reach new heights in understanding love and fear, family and strangers. Culminating in a brilliantly funny (and never before published) account of his venture to Tokyo in order to quit smoking, David Sedaris's sixth essay collection will be avidly anticipated.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

I love David Sedaris...:

As with all of his books, this book is filled with hilarious stories. Totally amusing. I love his work.

When You Are Engulfed in Flames:

This book is just all right. It seems to be a repeat of everything else he has written.... decoratively funny, but not thought provoking.

Hilarious:

While I have read many amusing books in the past, my response is usually an inward smile and a mental note to myself of how clever and succinct the description chosen by the author. This book however causes one to laugh out loud. A true gem!

5 Because I Am not an Universalist:

If you don't care for this book (like one star rater swine afterbirth below) then a hand will appear on your wall and write: "Mene Mene Tekhal Upharsin Sedaris!!" {OK I know biblically its a finger but I can't conceive of Diety giving anyone the finger over a book that isn't the Book of Life etc.) and least not a book as lightweight as this. But I could be wrong (it happened before).
Anywize . . being interpreted. "You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting. Your sense of humor is given... more info

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